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Friday, August 3, 2012

Data Protection Laws In India And Privacy Rights In India

Data protection and privacy rights are two of the
most important rights conferred by any civilized nation. Every
individual and organisation has a right to protect and preserve
her/its personal, sensitive and commercial data and information. This
is more so regarding health information and details that is required
to be kept secret by laws like Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
(HIPAA) in United States.

However, despite the importance of these fields,
till now we lack legal frameworks in the fields of data security,
data protection and privacy protection. We urgently need to formulate
data
protection law in India and privacy laws in India.

However, in the ultimate analysis, it is the
constitutional duty of Indian Parliament to do the needful in this
direction. Indian Parliament must enact sound and effective privacy
and data protection laws for India as soon as possible.